The only thing left to do now is to get out of this situation.
How exactly?
An excellent question for this day!
I'm currently in the middle of an embrace with Hikari inside the music room.
Sooner or later, people will follow us, and we'll be a spectacle to the amassing crowd, including the two sisters.
Usually, I wouldn't be so worried, but this is public indecency and ILLEGAL. Me, with Hikari? A match made in the pits of a blazing inferno.
There's no time to waste; if I must do something.
I shall proceed with utmost haste.
I lean closer to Hikari's ear and whisper a very secretive message.
As if she'd seen a gravure idol, Hikari's head began to fume like a microwave, not literally, of course. It's not like I told her anything suggestive, I swear.
I'd tell you, but for now, you'll have to wait, Dear Readers.
I took her hand and dashed towards the school exit to head home right away.
Regardless of my attendance record being slightly altered by this sudden event,
My consistent efforts and grades will keep me safe. I can't say the same for my lovely companion here, though.
Oh well.
As we made quite the distance from school, she began to slow down and pull me back.
" Explain right now, Kagetoru! What's the meaning of this?! " She says while panting.
I look around our surroundings, and it seems we're at the perfect place to tell her. This river bank has the best ambience for stories.
Oh, excuse me, time to remove my hand from hers.
" Calm down. I brought you here to tell the story of the first person I loved. "
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...
She turned her head left and right as if to assure that no one was watching; after doing so, she wore a perplexed face while looking at me.
" What does that have to do with me? " Hikari questions.
I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that.
" Ahem, moving on. "
" Her name was Akumu Amaya, a very kind girl she was. "
" What happened to her? Did she pass away? "
" That's a rude question, and no. Nothing, that's what happened. "
" So, what's the problem here? "
" If your tiny brain could process even a teeny bit, then you'd understand what I'm saying. "
" WHA- " Before she could continue, I placed my hand on her mouth.
" I'm cutting you off there. Anyways, the problem was with me. I did nothing. Had I been more honest and told Akumu's parents what I truly felt, maybe she'd still be here in Japan. "
I removed my hand from Hikari's mouth, and she seemed to be paying attention now. I won't have to answer any questions while I'm doing my monologue now.
" She was a gifted person, far beyond what I could have dreamed of, a brilliant rose with many suitors. However, out of the many competitors, only I was chosen and was granted the privilege of holding her hands. Why she chose me is still a mystery I think about now and then, but I'm sure it had nothing to do with my stature in society. "
" We shared good times and made memories, but we knew life wouldn't always be rainbows and butterflies. Many overseas agencies scouted her for her stunning beauty, and that alone caused her to think about her future. If we disregard her ability for sports, even then, the opportunities she received were endless and beyond ordinary. "
" And that's how the goodbyes began... " says Hikari.
She isn't wrong. Everything went downhill from there. From the time we spent to the dates we had were all reduced to letters.
" Eventually, Akumu and her parents decided to move to Germany to further invest in her genius so she may represent their family as its heir someday. "
" Though they didn't dislike the idea of having me by her side. They delayed their flights a couple of times so that we could spend more time together. It makes me wonder if they wanted me to say, ' Don't go, please stay with me, or let me go with you at the very least. ' If I had said that, would I still be by her side now? "
I lie down on the grass, which gives me a good look at the darkening blue skies.
It hasn't been long since we left school. I wonder if a storm is brewing?
Whatever, whether by God's choice or his design, I'm sure that one day, I'll find my answer.
I took a quick glimpse at Hikari, and she seemed lost. I know my story wasn't the most heart-touching, but her reaction wasn't what I expected from her.
I didn't know the face I was making, but when she looked at me, she looked like she was about to laugh.
" I don't know what's supposed to be funny- "
I was cut off my sentence with her finger covering my mouth. As I tried to continue, the force applied only kept increasing, so I gave up.
" If you aren't sure, then let me be the one to clear your doubts by your side until then. " Hikari says.
It took me a while to process her words, but I eventually realized the message and got embarrassed.
She doesn't say anything, but the blush on her face tells me we're thinking of the same thing.
BOOM— Pitter-patter.
Unhappy with the results, it seems as if the Lord disagrees with the development. Soon, both me and Hikari are enveloped by a massive amount of
RAIN.